diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java
index 87a3b4ca30..bd133ab4c2 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAbstractFileNode<T extends AbstractFile> extends A
         
     }
 
-    protected final PropertyChangeListener pcl = (PropertyChangeEvent evt) -> {
+    private final PropertyChangeListener pcl = (PropertyChangeEvent evt) -> {
         String eventType = evt.getPropertyName();
 
         // Is this a content changed event?
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/VolumeNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/VolumeNode.java
index 0160b120af..18bc5f9097 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/VolumeNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/VolumeNode.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class VolumeNode extends AbstractContentNode<Volume> {
         
     }
 
-    protected final PropertyChangeListener pcl = (PropertyChangeEvent evt) -> {
+    private final PropertyChangeListener pcl = (PropertyChangeEvent evt) -> {
         String eventType = evt.getPropertyName();
 
         // See if the new file is a child of ours